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dodgem

UK/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.əm/

dodgem noun: a bumper car in an amusement park.

dodgem: a bumper car in an amusement park
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Noun

dodgem (plural dodgems)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A bumper car in an amusement park.
    • What better way to let off a little steam, than by zipping around on the dodgems, or flying high on the Cosmic Typhoon roller coaster?2007 December 19, “Special Offer”, in North Devon Gazette, UK

Forms of dodgem

pluraldodgems

Origin of dodgem

From dodge 'em (“them”).

Phrases with dodgem

Questions about dodgem

What does dodgem mean?
Dodgem means a bumper car in an amusement park.
What part of speech is dodgem?
Dodgem is a noun.
How do you pronounce dodgem?
Dodgem is pronounced /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of dodgem?
The plural of dodgem is dodgems.

Words near dodgem in the dictionary

  1. dodged
  2. dodged a bullet
  3. dodged the column
  4. dodged up
  5. dodgeful
  6. dodgem
  7. dodgem car
  8. dodgem cars
  9. dodgems
  10. Dodgen
  11. Dodgens

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